Storm surge disaster risk management: The Xynthia case study in France

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 825-841

  Genovese, Elisabetta ^a   Przyluski, Valentin ^a  

^a Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

Author keywords

adaptation strategies to natural disasters; emergency response planning; hazard; preparedness; risk assessment; storm surge; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING; NATURAL DISASTERS; PREPAREDNESS; STORM SURGES; VULNERABILITY;

DISASTERS; FLOODS; HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STORMS;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 84880229709     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2012.737826     Document Type: Article

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